Lovie Smith says the Bucs have to consider a QB at No. 7

Posted by Darin Gantt on February 20, 2014, 11:39 AM EST

AP

When Lovie Smith took over the Buccaneers job, there was a feeling that they were satisfied with the quarterback on hand, Mike Glennon.

But Smith said Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine that he thinks a franchise-level quarterback will be available in the seventh spot, and that the Bucs will have to be mindful of that as a possibility.

“I know enough about that draft to know, yeah, there’s someone that would be worthy of the seventh pick because everything is on the board right now,” Smith said, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. “Whenever you have a chance to get a franchise quarterback, you have to consider that.”

While Smith and offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford spoke glowingly of Glennon at first, Smith was stepping back a bit from that Thursday.

“Mike did some good things. But he did some good things as a rookie,” Smith said. “To say right now that Mike is the answer and he’s our quarterback of the future and we’re going to build around him and give him a 20-year contract right now, you’re not there. . . .

“You have a plan. But if you ask me do I think we can win games with Mike Glennon? I’m going to say, “yeah, we can win games with Mike Glennon.’ If you ask me would you like to upgrade the position? I’m not running around the question. That’s a yes, too. If you ask me, would you like a veteran? Yeah. Really, that’s the case. It all has to go together. You have to look at what’s available at other positions, too.”

At the moment, Glennon and Mike Kafka are the only quarterbacks on the roster, so it makes sense that they’d broaden their scope.

But Smith also went to a Super Bowl with a dominant defense and Rex Grossman at quarterback, so he might be more interested in creating the illusion that they’re drafting a quarterback as opposed to actually pulling the trigger on one in the first round.

We need to stay with Glennon at least one more year. Not sure why everyone is ready to run the kid out of town….I guess its because he isn’t flashy but the numbers are there. Also have to remember the weapons, or lack there of he had to throw too. And don’t say he had V-Jax…..that dude dropped more balls then a blind juggler last year. All the people wanting to run him off are probably the same people who never watched the games…..stick with Glennon.

I see your future bucs fans and it looks allot like the bears offenses under Lovie. in other words expect allot of 10-3 losses and wins. this guy does not know the meaning of a forward pass. if the bucs get a field goal to take the lead you will not throw the ball again until you absolutely have to. everybody but lovie sees glennon as rising young qb,kind of like Cutler was before he came to the bears and we all saw how that worked out for Jay and the bears didn’t we?

“Bring in VINCE YOUNG”… Vince is mobile– with talent and playoff experience…. He is hungry, motivated and his 31 and 19 record shows he can play this game at a high level as a starter or a good backup…. He is a LOW risk-HIGH reward quarterback… and a wise choice for any GM/Head Coach looking to upgrade their quarterback pool….